Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Writer

Capital Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Group in Los Angeles seeks an ETF Writer to craft clear, compelling content for marketing materials, education and client communications. You will translate complex concepts into audience-friendly messages and collaborate with marketing, design and compliance teams.

You will build product knowledge, connect trends to implementation, manage projects end-to-end and contribute to the growth of the growth product platform while adhering to standards and approvals.

Qualifications

• Exemplary writing skills with emphasis on clarity and creativity to inspire action.
• Ability to work with designers to develop charts and tables for marketing collateral.
• Experience in financial services and writing samples.
• Knowledge of ETFs; knowledge of financial professional audiences is a plus.
• Basic knowledge of Excel.
• Initiative to identify issues and recommend solutions; sound judgement for high complexity.
• Intellectual curiosity and willingness to grow beyond financial writing.
• Active FINRA Series 7 and 24 licenses are a plus; willing to obtain in future.
• Ability to collaborate and maintain relationships within Capital Group.
• Candidates may be asked to take a writing test.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a team of marketing and communications professionals to develop messaging meeting objectives while adhering to Capital Group’s standards for creative excellence.
• Write content for a variety of media channels, including email messages, websites, and sales collateral. Synthesize input from sources with diverse perspectives to create content representative of collective contributors.
• Translate complex concepts into audience-friendly communications.
• Build product acumen and help accelerate growth product platform by connecting thematic and long-term trends to product implementation.
• Adhere to Capital Group program, style, and legal and compliance guidelines; interact with the Legal team during approval stages.
• Take ownership of assigned projects, acting as the primary contact for each project throughout the development and approval cycles.

Skills

Clear writing

Designer collaboration

Financial services experience

ETF knowledge

Excel basics

Initiative

Curiosity

FINRA 7/24 license a plus

Collaboration

Writing test potential

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

None

Job description

“I can succeed as an Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Writer at Capital Group.”

As a writer on the Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) marketing team, you will play a critical role in helping advance the company’s growth product platform. The ETF team is a product marketing group that helps craft compelling materials to support the sales force and clients.

You will collaborate, innovate and drive the business by working with other marketing professionals, internal stakeholders and clients in areas such as ETF education, implementation and industry insights.

Primary responsibilities/Essential functions:

• Collaborate with a team of marketing and communications professionals to develop messaging that meets program and stakeholder objectives, while adhering to Capital Group’s standards for creative excellence.
• Write content for a variety of media channels, including but not limited to, email messages, websites, and sales collateral. Synthesize input from sources with diverse perspectives to create content representative of collective contributors.
• Translate complex concepts into easy-to-understand, audience-appropriate communications.
• Build product acumen and help accelerate growth product platform by connecting thematic and long-term trends to product implementation.
• Adhere to Capital Group program, style, and legal and compliance guidelines. You will interact with the Legal team during approval stages.
• Take ownership of assigned projects, acting as the primary contact for each project throughout the development and approval cycles.

“I am the person Capital Group is looking for.”

Skills/Qualifications:

• You demonstrate exemplary writing skills with emphasis on clarity and creativity to help inspire desired action from target audiences.
• You can work with designers to develop ideas for compelling charts and tables for our marketing collateral.
• You have experience in financial services and writing samples to share.
• You have knowledge of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Knowledge of financial professional audiences is a plus.
• You are comfortable working with data and have some basic knowledge of Excel.
• You take initiative by identifying issues and recommending solutions when possible. You also demonstrate sound judgement in resolving matters of high complexity.
• You have an intellectual curiosity and willingness to contribute to growing your knowledge and skills beyond those needed for financial writing.
• Active FINRA Series 7 and 24 licenses are a plus. Candidates without these licenses should be willing to obtain them in the future.
• You demonstrate the ability to collaborate and develop/maintain relationships within Capital Group.
• Candidates who advance in our search process may be asked to take a writing test.

Los Angeles Base Salary Range: $111,920-$179,072

In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital’s annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.

You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.

* Temporary positions in Canada and the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. As equal opportunity employers, our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.